Technology in the Art room

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Tools for the 21st century...photoshop, imovie, garageband, google sketchup, ipad draw, illustrator, paint apps

Google sketchup
  • free download
  • it is a 3-d drawing program similar to CAD
  • many neat drawing tools....draw out of shape...can build up shape, ...3d
  • can easily rotate this
  • just do a touch...find a midpoint and create a roofline
  • great for creating logos
  • basic tools at the top right
  • for math...can find midpoint
  • can save it as a skp file...do a screen shot and then save it as a jpg.

draw a 2 point perspective

Screen Printing
  • use Cut Studio
  • clean it up in photoshop, then send it to Cut Studio, and itDraw


Creating a logo
Discuss the use of logos
Draw by hand of logo
Then scan it in into Illustrator because it cleans it up
then paint it in Photohsop

Stop motion Animation
  • Students work in pairs
  • Create a storyline
  • Choose claymation, legos, people
  • Shoot frames with digital cameras and tripods-400 slides (10 to 12 per second)
  • Edit frames , add transitions, titles and effects using iMovie
  • Burn onto DVD
  • Create cover and label for DVD


Illustrator tutorials
www.psdtuts.com
will try it